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Title: Yalda
Artist: Layla
Album: The New Year 2013  
CAPO 4 (Key: B)
[Verse 1]
EmWin - Dter G/Bcome Cin
EmWhere Dit's Gwarm
EmI've Dbeen G/Bdrea - Cming of yGou
EmYou Ddon't G/Bask Cfor
  EmA Dperfect Gshape
EmI  Dcan reG/Bly   Con yGou
[Chorus]
And the Cdays are short
But the nights are lEmong
Oh, Gmore time to hold you
MoGsusre time G5to hold you
The Cdays are short
But the nights are lEmong
I got Gmore time to love you
MoGsusre time G5to love you
In the Emwintertime
I love you in the Cwintertime
[Instrumental]
| /  Em/  D| ///  G/B| /  C// | //// |
| /  Em/  D| ///    G| //// | //// |
| /  Em/  D| ///  G/B| /  C// | ///  G|
[Verse 2]
EmThat Drare G/BsnowCfall
EmBlanDket of Gsalt
EmSea - Dson the G/Bsea - Cson
EmTurn Dthe pipes Gon
C/ELight D/F#dissi - Gpating
C/EYal - D/F#da has Gcome
C/EDark - D/F#ness creGating
The C/Egood D/F#that's to Gcome
[Chorus]
And the Cdays are short
But the nights are lEmong
Oh, Gmore time to hold you
MoGsusre time G5to hold you
The Cdays are short
But the nights are lEmong
I got Gmore time to love you
MoGsusre time G5to love you
In the Emwintertime
I love you in the Cwintertime
[Instrumental]
| /  Em/  D| ///  G/B| /  C// | //// |
| /  Em/  D| ///    G| //// | //// |
| /  Em/  D| ///  G/B| /  C// | //// |
| /  Em/  D| ///    G| //// | //// |
| /  Em/  D| ///  G/B| /  C// | //// |
| /  Em/  D| ///    G| //// | //// |
| /  Em/  D| ///  G/B| /  C// | //// |
| /  Em/  D| ///    G| //// | //// |
[Chorus]
And the Cdays are short
But the nights are lEmong
Oh, Gmore time to hold you
MoGsusre time G5to hold you
The Cdays are short
But the nights are lEmong
I got Gmore time to love you
MoGsusre time G5to love you
In the Emwintertime
I love you in the Cwintertime
To love you in the Emwintertime
I love you in the Cwintertime
[Outro]
EmWin - Dter G/Bcome Cin
EmWhere Dit's Gwarm
EmI've Dbeen G/Bdrea - Cming
Of yGou

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Yalda

by Layla

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Gsus

C/E

D/F#

Title: Yalda

Artist: Layla

2013

Album: The New Year

CAPO 4 (Key: B)

[Verse 1]

Em D G/B C

Win - ter come in

Em D G

Where it's warm

Em D G/B C G

I've been drea - ming of you

Em D G/B C

You don't ask for

Em D G

A perfect shape

Em D G/B C G

I can rely on you

[Chorus]

And the days are short

But the nights are long

Oh, more time to hold you

Gsus G5

More time to hold you

The days are short

But the nights are long

I got more time to love you

Gsus G5

More time to love you

In the wintertime

I love you in the wintertime

[Instrumental]

Em D G/B C

| / / | /// | / // | //// |

Em D G

| / / | /// | //// | //// |

Em D G/B C G

| / / | /// | / // | /// |

[Verse 2]

Em D G/B C

That rare snowfall

Em D G

Blanket of salt

Em D G/B C

Sea - son the sea - son

Em D G

Turn the pipes on

C/E D/F# G

Light dissi - pating

C/E D/F# G

Yal - da has come

C/E D/F# G

Dark - ness creating

C/E D/F# G

The good that's to come

[Chorus]

And the days are short

But the nights are long

Oh, more time to hold you

Gsus G5

More time to hold you

The days are short

But the nights are long

I got more time to love you

Gsus G5

More time to love you

In the wintertime

I love you in the wintertime

[Instrumental]

Em D G/B C

| / / | /// | / // | //// |

Em D G

| / / | /// | //// | //// |

Em D G/B C

| / / | /// | / // | //// |

Em D G

| / / | /// | //// | //// |

Em D G/B C

| / / | /// | / // | //// |

Em D G

| / / | /// | //// | //// |

Em D G/B C

| / / | /// | / // | //// |

Em D G

| / / | /// | //// | //// |

[Chorus]

And the days are short

But the nights are long

Oh, more time to hold you

Gsus G5

More time to hold you

The days are short

But the nights are long

I got more time to love you

Gsus G5

More time to love you

In the wintertime

I love you in the wintertime

To love you in the wintertime

I love you in the wintertime

[Outro]

Em D G/B C

Win - ter come in

Em D G

Where it's warm

Em D G/B C

I've been drea - ming

Of you

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